In vitro production (IVP) of embryos and associated technologies in cattle have shown
significant progress in recent years, in part driven by a better understanding of the full …

Oocyte quality is a key limiting factor in female fertility, yet we have a poor understanding of
what constitutes oocyte quality or the mechanisms governing it. The ovarian follicular …

Cell-cell communication within the follicle involves many signaling molecules, and this
process may be mediated by secretion and uptake of exosomes that contain several …

Producing high-competent oocytes during the in vitro maturation (IVM) is considered a key
step for the success of the in vitro production (IVP) of embryos. One of the known disruptors …

Oocyte in vitro maturation (IVM) is an important reproductive technology that generates
mature oocytes that are capable of supporting preimplantation embryo development and full …

The capacity of fully grown oocytes to regulate their own microenvironment by paracrine
factors secreted by the oocyte (oocyte-secreted factors, OSFs) may in turn contribute to …

The paper presents an update of our 1993 model of ovarian follicular development in
ruminants, based on knowledge gained from the past 15 years of research. The model …

BACKGROUND The complexity of fertilization failure during assisted reproductive
technologies (ART) is often under-appreciated, as this failure can occur at any number of …

Mounting evidence that oocyte quality profoundly affects fertilisation and subsequent
embryo development drives the continued search for reliable predictors of oocyte …

Endometriosis is a condition characterized by the presence of endometrial tissue outside the
uterine cavity, leading to a chronic inflammatory reaction. It is one of the most widespread …